Lavinia Fontana

Lavinia Fontana (1552–1614) was a Italy painter, architectural drafter and altarpiece painter.

Also recorded as Lavigna Fontana; Fontana; L. Fontana; Vigna Fontana; Livia Fontana; Zappi Fontana.

Overview

The authority record associates the name with Mannerism. Work is classified under portrait painting, religious art and portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority include Bologna and Rome. Works named in the authority record include Adoration of the Shepherds. Catalogue entries for paintings state support, medium, dimensions and signature. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

Italian painter (1552–1614)

Sources

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“Lavinia Fontana”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q236050: Lavinia Fontana
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